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It is not easy to take care of kids nowadays. Don't get us wrong but sometimes the work can be overwhelming.

What is even more overwhelming is if you are a teacher taking care of those kids. And dealing with worried parents, the anxeity doubled.  

So someone came to share on Facebook about how her child was bitten at school by another kid.

You know some accidents are beyond anyone's control (just like this one). Imagine the feelings of the teachers and the soon-to-be-informed parents..  must be indescribable. 

Here goes..

Just to share my personal story... #thankyouteacher

My son's teacher called me at 4pm yesterday and started the convo with "I'm very sorry...."

To realize that my son was bitten by his classmate when both of them are trying to snatch a toy just minutes before

My first reaction was to ask the teacher how Nabil is. She mentioned that he cried but the teachers are consoling him now. There's a bruise on his arm, quite big so they put some ice pack and aloe vera on it. They also called the parent of the other part about this incident.

For every 3 sentences she spoke, she apologized. And after a while, she added the phrase thank you for understanding.

This incident made me realize how challenging it is to be an educator, dealing with parents.

No doubt it sucks that my son got hurt. But it is caused by his classmates, where they are all 2 year old and every child is different. Then again, this is just the beginning of life. You'll get hurt, you just need to embrace it, heal the wound whether physical or emotional and life goes on.

Honestly after seeing the bruise, my husband and I are thankful.
We are thankful that the teacher called me almost immediately after the incident.
We are thankful that they administer ointment on the wound ASAP.
We are thankful that they inform the other child's parent about the incident.

I'm not looking for an injury free school.
I'm looking for a school that takes responsibility for whatever happens and I'm glad I've found one.

#thankyouteacher #canrecommendthisschool

Congrats to Miss Nur Fitria Rozlan for finding such a good school.

Plus she is sharing it with all of us! (:  +10 points

#thankyouteacher

A house is not a home. What is Singapore to you? A house or a mere home?

During the National Day Rally (NDR), Lee Hsien Loong (LHL), announced the increase in the official retirement age in Singapore. By 2030, the offiial retirement age will be 65.

The rationale for the change is to enable older Singaporeans to remain financially independent.

What they forget is that elderly Singaporeans, if they were financially independent, and had a choice, wouldn't want to stay employed for the majority of their lives.

Taking a well-deserved break and spending time with hobbies, family, friends, and other activities, is something they aspire to. With these changes, they may not be able to achieve these aspirations.

For the PAP, such aspirations will only contribute to unproductive idling.

However, do we have to be thinking about our economic productivity in our old age? 

When you reach old age, productivity can mean very different things. It can mean spending quality time with the grandchildren exploring walking trails in Singapore.

A home is more than a place. A home has memories and meanings.

Where will you create the memories if you only have enough time to work?

A man found his car covered in ashes. He took a video of himself cleaning the ashes off his car in frustration..

Relax, it's just Fakkah Fuzz and he made a video about ashes. 

Hahahahahahahahaaa.

"It's ok if my car got ash ah, we have to preserve racial harmony. It's ok. It's ok if there's ash on my car.. is ok.. racial harmony."

Watch his funny video here.

Happy Hungry Ghost Festival To Everyone!! ❤️

Former Reform Party member, Osman Sulaiman, waded into the recent exchange between Dr Tan Cheng Bock and Goh Chok Tong.

Osman pointed out that it it was Singapore that has lost its way, because the wealth of the country is not trickling down to the people. 

This is made worse by those in government whose hearts, he suggests, are not in the right place.

He then went on to list six issues to emphasise his point.

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) strongman, Mohamed Jufrie Mahmood, called on opposition parties to revisit the by-election strategy for the upcoming GE.

According to Mohamed Jufrie, the strategy was first mooted by him and his then team-mate Maurice Neo. They were part of the SDP team that contested Eunos GRC against Goh Chok Tong.

For Jufrie, the strategy brings a lot of benefits.

He explained that winning 40 seats in parliament would already seriously impact the PAP propaganda machinery. This would then impact how the PAP supporters perceive their leaders. Some may eventually shift their alliances.

This will pave the way for a complete change in government in the future.

He called on those who want to see a change in government at the next GE to be patient. 

What do you think? 

Should the Opposition adopt the tried-and-tested by-election strategy or should they go for broke and go toe-to-toe with the PAP in all contested constituencies?

TOC editor, Terry Xu, voiced his concerns in response to calls by some segments urging Opposition parties to adopt the by-election strategy. Basically, this stategy returns power to the PAP even before polling day, as the number of seats contested by the Opposition is less than the simple majority required to become the majority in parliament.

While this has enabled the oppposition to concentrate their resources on a few areas, Xu feels that this strategy is silly because it has, historically, been proven not to work.

He highlighted that the challenges here are differrent to those in Hong Kong. While Singaporeans are more concerned with bread-and-butter issues, the Hong Kongers are more protective of their liberties.

For the Opposition here to have any success, Xu suggested that parties should proactively respond to policies, politicians, and fear (of the people), as they approach the next GE.

Xu may be right. For years, the Opposition was contented to play second fiddle to the PAP. As resources were tight, the by-election strategy was a means of making the most out of those resources.

Times have changed.

Maybe the time has come for the Opposition to dream bigger. Whatever they do, they have to place the interests of Singaporeans as a priority.